Question

To make her business look impressive, Lisa rented a big office _____ the fact that money wasn’t enough to pay the employees.

A．despite

B．beside

C．because of

D．in case of

Answer 1

A

试题分析:考查介词短语用法。A尽管；B 在。。旁边；C因为；D万一。从句意可知后面“付不起员工薪水的事实”和前面句子“租大办公室”之间是让步关系，所以A选项正确。句意：尽管她的钱还不够付给员工薪水，但是为了让她的公司看上去给人印象深刻，丽萨租了一间大办公室。